Full Text of HR1529 94th General Assembly
HR1529 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the | 3 |
| State of Illinois learned with sadness of the death of Lola D. | 4 |
| Adams of Cooks Mills on Tuesday, August 29, 2006; and
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| WHEREAS, She was born on July 13, 1920, in Cooks Mills to | 6 |
| William Melvin and Lucile Whitley Wright; she married Willie | 7 |
| Hassell Adams on March 13, 1937, in Charleston; and
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| WHEREAS, Mrs. Adams was a devoted wife, and she took care | 9 |
| of her husband from April of 1962 to 2001; he required | 10 |
| particular care and attention, which she faithfully gave, when | 11 |
| he suffered from Alzheimer's Disease from 1988 until his death | 12 |
| on July 1, 2001; and
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| WHEREAS, She was elected Town Clerk for North Okaw Township | 14 |
| in Coles County in April of 1949, a position she held at the | 15 |
| time of her death; as Town Clerk, she was able to attend | 16 |
| numerous conferences, where she enjoyed meeting many wonderful | 17 |
| people; she was proud to have registered over 1,000 people to | 18 |
| vote in Coles County; and
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| WHEREAS, She was a member of Mt. Zion General Baptist | 20 |
| Church and the Eagles Lodge in Mattoon; she was owner and | 21 |
| operator of Adams Grocery in Cooks Mills for 52 years; she | 22 |
| belonged to the North Okaw Township Home Extension for 49 | 23 |
| years, TOPS for more than 28 years, and the Alzheimer's Support | 24 |
| Group; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Lola D. Adams has been deeply felt | 26 |
| by many, especially her children, Patricia Sorensen and husband | 27 |
| Leslie, Peggy Adams, Penny Browning and husband Gene, and Paula | 28 |
| Garrett and husband Kirk; her sister, Frances Eaton and husband | 29 |
| Lawrence; her twelve grandchildren; her nineteen | 30 |
| great-grandchildren; and her three great-great-grandchildren; |
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| in addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by her | 2 |
| parents and her sister, Bessie Adams; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 4 |
| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 5 |
| we mourn the passing of Lola D. Adams, and we extend our | 6 |
| deepest sympathy to her family, her friends, and all who knew | 7 |
| and loved her; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 9 |
| presented to her family as an expression of our sincerest | 10 |
| condolences.
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